*Cenchrus longisetus M.C. Johnston. Common name: Feathertop. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, and sometimes escaped. Distribution: Native of W. Asia and ne. Africa. Reported as an introduction in GA (Kartesz 1999), apparently erroneously.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Tx, Chemisquy et al (2010); = Pennisetum villosum R.Br. ex Fresen. — C, ETx1, FNA25, HC, NcTx, NS
Links to other floras: = Pennisetum villosum - FNA25
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